Aviation Renewables

What Aviation Renewables does

Aviation Renewables is a privately held Canadian specialty integrator founded in 2008 and headquartered in Victoria, British Columbia. The company designs, supplies, and commissions solar-powered LED airfield lighting systems, retro-reflective markings, and portable battery-powered lighting for airports, helipads, and aviation-adjacent facilities such as hospitals, mines, universities, and defense sites. Its core technology proposition — eliminating trenching, wiring, and grid dependence — is built around self-contained solar engines, frangible above-ground mounting, and ICAO/FAA/NATO/Transport Canada TP312-compliant optical performance. The "Solar Series" product line spans runway lights, taxiway lights, PAPIs, HAPI, REILs, runway guard lights, obstruction lights, and wind cones, complemented by the iSeries retroreflective marker family (notable for replaceable sleeves) and tactical/NVG wind cones for defense applications.

The company operates a direct enterprise field-sales model with end-to-end project delivery: site assessment, custom engineering, procurement, installation, commissioning, and ongoing service support in English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese. Revenue is generated through hardware sales (custom-engineered systems and portable units), installation and commissioning services, and a smaller rental stream for portable lighting. Pricing is bespoke per project rather than tiered publicly, and projects are governed by multi-year contract cycles. Commercial scale evidence includes more than 600 installations since founding across North America, the Caribbean, South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Oceania, with named deployments at Toronto Pearson (GTAA), Washington Dulles, Keflavik (Iceland), Lynden Pindling (Bahamas), and the Government of Northwest Territories.

Operationally, Aviation Renewables runs with 1-10 employees and is bootstrapped — no external funding rounds, parent company, or institutional investors are disclosed. The company manages its supply chain through manufacturing partnerships (notably with Musco Lighting for LED apron systems) while retaining end-to-end integrator responsibility. Strategic direction has emphasized geographic and vertical diversification (defense, mining, hospital medevac) and incremental product extensions (compact solar runway light, snowplow-height reflective markers) rather than step-change pivots.

Name

Aviation Renewables

Legal name

Aviation Renewables

Website

https://aviationrenewables.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Aviation Renewables is a privately held Canadian integrator founded in 2008 that designs, supplies, and commissions solar-powered LED airfield lighting, retroreflective markers, and portable lighting systems for airports, helipads, hospitals, mines, universities, and defense operations worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Airfield Lighting Systems

NAICS

Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional Electric Lighting Fixture Manufacturing (335132), Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing (3351)

SIC

Electric Lighting & Wiring Equipment (3640), Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812)

akta.pro primary industry

Airfield, Marine & Transport Signaling Lighting (Runway/taxiway, obstruction, navigation/marker lights) (IMAGAIAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Lighting Controls & Building Integration (Drivers, sensors, dimming, lighting control panels, networked lighting) (IMAGAIAI), Outdoor & Area Lighting (Street, Roadway, Parking, Flood, Sports/Architectural exterior) (IMAGAIAB)

Keywords

• Solar airfield lighting
• LED runway lighting
• Helipad lighting systems
• Reflective airfield markers
• Portable aviation lighting

Headquarters

HQ city

Victoria

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Solar LED Airfield Lighting Systems: Sale of proprietary Solar Series LED lighting products including runway lights, taxiway lights, PAPIs, wind cones, and obstruction lights. Products are custom-designed for each project with solar power systems integrated.
2. Portable LED Airfield Lighting: Sale and rental of portable battery-powered LED airfield lighting systems for temporary operations, construction projects, and emergency situations. Systems can be transported and charged within rugged trailers.
3. Reflective Marking Systems: Sale of retroreflective markers for runways, taxiways, and helipads including runway edge light markers (RELM) with replaceable reflective sleeves.
4. Installation & Commissioning Services: Turnkey integration services including site assessment, installation, and commissioning of lighting systems to ICAO, FAA, NATO and civil aviation regulations. Includes training for client personnel.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Aviation Renewables designs, manufactures, and integrates solar-powered LED airfield lighting systems and retroreflective markers for airports, helipads, and remote aviation facilities. The company also provides turnkey installation, commissioning, and training services, along with portable battery-powered LED lighting systems for temporary or emergency operations. Its offerings cover runway lights, taxiway lights, PAPI/HAPI systems, wind cones, obstruction lights, and reflective edge markers, all compliant with ICAO, FAA, NATO, and civil aviation regulations.

Product overview

Aviation Renewables is a premier provider of solar-powered and LED airfield lighting solutions, offering a comprehensive portfolio organized into Solar Series products (the industry's first complete solar-powered LED airfield lighting system), LED Apron Lighting, Portable Airfield Lighting, Reflective Markings (including RETRO-reflective helipad markers, runway markers, taxiway markers, and airfield signs), and Onsite Services. The Solar Series product line includes runway lights, taxiway lights, PAPIs, wind cones, HAPI systems, REILs, runway guard lights, obstruction lights, solar power systems, and area lighting—all requiring no trenching, wiring, or electrical power. The Reflective Markings category features power-free, low-maintenance markers that enable nighttime operations where grid power is unavailable. Products are designed for compliance with ICAO, FAA, NATO, and Transport Canada standards, with applications ranging from permanent installations to portable/emergency systems for helipads, airports, and remote locations worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Solar Series: Complete line of solar-powered LED airfield lighting products including runway lights, taxiway lights, PAPI systems, wind cones, and solar power systems. The industry's first complete solar powered LED airfield lighting system.
• iSeries
• ARC X

Products and services

• Solar Runway Light Self-contained solar-powered LED runway lighting system that requires no trenching, wiring, or grid power, custom designed to operate in any climate worldwide.
• Compact Solar Runway Light Compact version of the solar runway light designed for space-constrained airfield installations.
• Solar Taxiway Light (RF) Solar-powered LED taxiway lighting system with radio frequency control for aircraft guidance on taxiways.
• LED PAPI

Quantifiable outcome

• Electricity consumption reduced by approximately 40% when transitioning from HPS to LED apron lighting
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Musco LightingcoreTechnology or IntegrationManufacturing partner for LED apron lighting solutions. Aviation Renewables conducted site visit and in-depth energy analysis with Musco Lighting for the high mast LED apron lighting project at Caribbean International Airport. Musco provided the lighting equipment while Aviation Renewables handled design, installation, and commissioning.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• ADB Safegate: Global leader in airfield lighting, airfield systems, and gate solutions. Directly comparable because it supplies runway, taxiway, and approach lighting systems to airports worldwide — though at much larger scale and with grid-tied products rather than solar specialty.
• Honeywell Aerospace: Major aviation systems integrator offering airfield lighting controls, navigation aids, and airport surface movement technology. Comparable as a broad incumbent serving similar airport customers with overlapping product categories (lighting controls, PAPI/REIL-class equipment).
• OCEM Airfield Technology: Italian-headquartered airfield lighting manufacturer offering complete runway, taxiway, and approach lighting systems. Comparable as a broad incumbent serving global airports with overlapping products (PAPI, REIL, taxiway lighting) but at larger enterprise scale.
• Eaton (Cooper Lighting): Large electrical equipment manufacturer offering commercial, industrial, and infrastructure lighting solutions including airfield-adjacent products. Comparable as a broad incumbent that can serve airport perimeter, parking, and apron lighting applications that overlap with ARC's portfolio.

Emerging players

• Solar Lighting International: Specialty manufacturer of solar-powered commercial and infrastructure LED lighting. Comparable as an emerging player that overlaps with ARC's solar LED area lighting, parking, and security product lines for non-aviation commercial applications.

Direct peers

• Carmanah Technologies: Canadian-based manufacturer of solar-powered LED lighting for aviation, marine, roadway, and rail applications. Highly comparable as a direct peer offering solar LED airfield/obstruction lighting with similar regulatory certifications and a comparable product philosophy.
• Flash Technology: Specialty manufacturer of obstruction lighting and aviation warning systems. Comparable because it supplies solar LED obstruction lighting (L810-class) products to airports, towers, and infrastructure owners — overlapping with ARC's Solar LED Obstruction Light product.
• Musco Lighting: Specialty lighting manufacturer for sports and large-area applications including airport aprons. Comparable because Musco is both a direct peer in LED apron lighting and an active manufacturing partner of Aviation Renewables, targeting the same airport and infrastructure customers.
• TKH Airport Solutions: Provider of airfield lighting systems, apron management, and airport surface guidance. Comparable as a direct peer in commercial airfield lighting (runway, taxiway, PAPI) competing for the same airport operator procurement budgets.
• Avlite Systems: Manufacturer of solar-powered aviation and marine lighting including runway, taxiway, obstruction, and helipad lights. Directly comparable because it sells competing solar LED airfield lighting products into the same customer base (regional airports, heliports, defense).

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/arc_solar
• Facebookfacebook.com/aviationrenewables
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/arc-aviation-renewables-corp-

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Aviation Renewables